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How to switch from Standard to TFUI

How To


Summary

It's clear to most of the users how to switch from the Task Focused User Interface (TFUI) to the Standard UI, there is a button on the menu to do it.

But, once the user goes to the Standard UI, it's not fully clear or intuitive to know how to go back to TFUI.

Objective

Explain how to go from Standard UI to TFUI

Steps

Option 1: You can access the TFUI directly from the URL.
In the browser Location bar, enter the IBM® OpenPages® with Watson™ URL address for the TFUI, for example:

https://opserver:10111/openpages

Option 2: Create a link on the navigational menu following these steps:

  1. Log in to OpenPages® as OpenPagesAdministrator
  2. Switch to Standard UI
  3. On the navigational menu, click Administration > Application Text
  4. Along Custom folder, click Add New link
  5. Enter com.menu.item.admin.switchToTFUI as Name
  6. Enter Switch to TFUI as Default Label
  7. Click Create
  8. On the navigational menu, click Administration > Settings
  9. Expand Applications | GRCM | NavigationMenu | Administration | Management
  10. Tick Management checkbox and click Add Folder button
  11. Enter SwitchToTFUI as Folder Name and click OK button
  12. Tick SwitchToTFUI folder and click Add Setting button
  13. Enter Link as Setting Name and app/jspview/react/grc as Value, then click Create button 
  14. Tick SwitchToTFUI folder again and click Add Setting button
  15. Enter TextKey as Setting Name and com.menu.item.admin.switchToTFUI as Value, then click Create button
  16. Under Management folder, click Subitems setting
  17. Add at the end of the Value the text SwitchToTFUI and then click Saveimage 5179
  18. On the navigational menu, click Administration and notice you now have a Switch to TFUI option image 5180
NOTE: You can create the link under any menu with similar steps.

Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
21 July 2020

UID

ibm16251313